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Upland Game
Resident upland game species include ring-necked pheasant, bobwhite quail and
cottontail rabbit. Crows are also listed in the chart.
Upland Game Seasons & Bag Limits
Hunting Hours
One half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset.
Licensing
Requirements
A Regular Hunting License, Junior Hunting License, Senior Hunting
License or Nonresident Hunting License is required to hunt forest game. See
Licenses, Stamps & Permits for details.
Legal Hunting Devices
For information on legal firearms and archery equipment for hunting upland
game, see Firearms, Bow and Falconry
Regulations.
Other Regulations
The head, plumage and feet shall remain attached to all pheasants to permit
identification of species and sex while being transported from the place
where killed to the place of final disposition. This does not pertain to
pen-reared pheasants taken on Regulated Shooting Areas.
The use of decoys, calls and/or recordings for hunting crows is allowed.
Hunters must wear fluorescent orange
when hunting upland game except crows.
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Upland Wildlife Habitat Fund
The Maryland General Assembly passed legislation that created a special UPLAND
WILDLIFE HABITAT FUND to help restore Maryland’s declining upland wildlife
population. The fund provides for voluntary donations which will be credited
to the fund and used only for the purpose of restoring upland wildlife
habitat. Contributions to the fund may be made at any location selling
Maryland hunting and fishing licenses. All donations qualify as charitable
deductions for income tax purposes. Individuals and corporations may also
contribute to the fund by check or money order made payable to the:
UPLAND WILDLIFE HABITAT FUND
And mailed to:
Maryland DNR- Wildlife & Heritage Service
Upland Wildlife Habitat Fund
Tawes State Office Bldg., E-1
Annapolis, MD 21401
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